diff --git a/desktop/app.js b/desktop/app.js
index fb0c5d91..c66f1047 100644
--- a/desktop/app.js
+++ b/desktop/app.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ let updateMainWindowPositionTimeout = null;
 
 const gotTheLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
 if (!gotTheLock) {
-    restoreMainWindow();
     app.quit();
 }
 
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index bcccf0f3..e977f8fb 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Release notes
 -------------
+##### v1.7.2 (2019-01-07)
+`-` fix 1079: error launching another instance  
+
 ##### v1.7.1 (2019-01-06)
 `-` fix #1077: broken auto-type